Nature Talks

The Extraordinary Diversity of Beetles | Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Dole

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Stephanie Dole with a beetle program entitled “The Extraordinary Diversity of Beetles.” All insects...

Native Trees of California | Speaker: Morgan Stickrod

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Morgan Stickrod for a lecture on “Native Trees of California.” He has previously given us lectures on the...

Bobcats in the SF Bay Area: Biology & Ecology of a Native Mesocarnivore | Speakers: Zara McDonald & Alys Granados

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Zara McDonald and Alys Granados, two researchers with Felidae Conservation Fund, for a lecture on...

The ‘Ribbit’ of Pacific Chorus Frogs: There’s More Than Meets the Ear | Speaker: Dr. Alejandro Velez Melendez

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park were pleased to welcome Dr. Alejandro Velez Melendez from San Francisco State University as our December speaker...

Poisonous Birds & Chemical Defense in New Guinea Birds | Speaker: Dr. Jack Dumbacher

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Jack Dumbacher from the California Academy of Sciences. He presented his lecture Poisonous Birds...

Biodiversity and the Extinction Crisis | Speaker: Dr. Krista Kemppinen

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Krista Kemppinen for a talk on “Biodiversity and the Extinction Crisis” on...

Where Have All the Monarch Butterflies Gone? | Speaker: Kim Young

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Kim Young, a Xerces Society Ambassador who discussed the Western Monarch butterflies, their migratory...

The Return of the Wolf | Speaker: Amaroq Weiss

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome Senior West Coast Wolf Advocate Amaroq Weiss from the Center of Biological Diversity as she relates...

The Botany of Spring | Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum

Spring is the time to look at and enjoy flowers. Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum from the California Academy of Sciences takes a closer look at flowers. Different...

The Beauty & Complexity of Evolution: A focus on Arctostaphylos & its Relatives | Speaker: Dr. Tom Parker

January’s program brings the eminent Dr. Tom Parker to begin our 2021 life sciences series to discuss manzanitas and their relatives with an emphasis on...